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Yangzhou Brined Goose 扬州盐水鹅
Yangzhou Brined Goose (扬州盐水鹅) is a traditional food of Yangzhou (扬州) in Jiangsu whose Chinese name means 'salt-water goose'.
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Lotus Root Starch Balls 藕粉圆子
Lotus Root Starch Balls (藕粉圆子) are round dumplings made with lotus-root starch, a speciality of Baoying county (宝应) in Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu, eaten both as a snack and as a dish at the table.
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Noodles with Wontons 饺面
Noodles with Wontons (饺面) is the noodle bowl that Modern Express (现代快报) chose to represent Yangzhou (扬州) in its 2022 round-up of thirteen noodles for Jiangsu's thirteen cities: a bowl of yangchun noodles (阳春面) with a portion of small all-meat wontons added.
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Scalded Tofu Shreds 烫干丝
Scalded Tofu Shreds (烫干丝) are fine shreds of pressed tofu scalded in boiling water, piled up and dressed with soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and dried shrimp.
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Zhenjiang Crystal Pork Terrine with Black Vinegar 镇江香醋配肴肉
Zhenjiang Crystal Pork Terrine with Black Vinegar (镇江香醋配肴肉) pairs two specialities of Zhenjiang (镇江) in Jiangsu: crystal pork terrine (水晶肴肉), a jellied pork trotter dish, and Zhenjiang fragrant vinegar (镇江香醋), the city's black rice vinegar.
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Dongxiang Mutton 东乡羊肉
Dongxiang Mutton (东乡羊肉) is a traditional food of Zhenjiang (镇江) in Jiangsu, eaten as mutton and mutton soup in winter.
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Danyang Yellow Wine Braised Pork 丹阳黄酒焖肉
Danyang Yellow Wine Braised Pork (丹阳黄酒焖肉) is listed among the local specialties of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. The term 酒 points to an alcoholic or fermented drink.
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Yanling Steamed Duck in Broth 延陵鸭饺
Yanling Steamed Duck in Broth (延陵鸭饺) is a named local dish of Yanling (延陵) in Danyang (丹阳), Jiangsu: duck cut into pieces and steamed in a vessel for four hours, with the condensed steam collecting into a duck soup.
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Jingjiang Six-Point Baked Buns 京江脐
Jingjiang Six-Point Baked Buns (京江脐) are small oven-baked buns that originated in Zhenjiang (镇江), Jiangsu, with six pointed ridges rising from the top and a browned, crisp crust.
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Zhenjiang Sesame Oil Fried Dough Twists 镇江麻油馓子
Zhenjiang Sesame Oil Fried Dough Twists (镇江麻油馓子) are the Zhenjiang (镇江) version of sanzi (馓子), a fried snack of noodle-thin strands of dough, made with the city's own stone-ground sesame oil.
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Huangqiao Sesame Flatbread 黄桥烧饼
Huangqiao Sesame Flatbread (黄桥烧饼) is a baked flatbread from Huangqiao town (黄桥镇) in Taixing (泰兴), Jiangsu, made from flour, oil and sesame and baked to a golden colour with a crisp crust.
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Jingjiang Crab Roe Soup Dumplings 靖江蟹黄汤包
Jingjiang Crab Roe Soup Dumplings (靖江蟹黄汤包) enclose crab meat, roe and rich broth in a wrapper so thin that the liquid shows through.
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